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City Council Meeting 1-25-93 Santa Monica, California
STAFF REPORT
TO: Mayor and city council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve the Initial Study and Negative
Declaration for the Low-Flow Stormwater Treatment
Facility; Amend the Zoning Ordinance Text for Residential
visitor commercial Districts and to make Permanent
Interim Development Standards for Parcels Zoned RVC
Located on Pacific Coast Highway Between the Santa Monica
Pier on the South and the North City Limits; and Amend
the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Program
At its meeting on January 18, 1994, the City Council
introduced for first reading a Recommendation to Approve the
Initial study and Negative Declaration for the Low-Flow stormwater
Treatment Facility; Amend the Zoning Ordinance Text for Residential
Visitor commercial Districts and to make Permanent Interim
Development standards for Parcels Zoned RVC Located on Pacific
Coast Highway Between the Santa Monica Pier on the South and the
North city Limits; and Amend the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal
Program. The Recommendation is now presented to the city Council
for adoption.
RECOHMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying
Recommendation be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Joseph Lawrence, Acting City Attorney
Martin T. Tachiki, Chief Deputy City Attorney
JAN 2 5 1994
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City Council Meeting: 12/14/93 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NO.
(City council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THB CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AMENDING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS
9.04.08.12.020, 9.04.08.12.060, AND ADDING SECTION
9.04.08.12.080 RELATED TO PERMITTED USES AND TO
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN THE
FOR RESIDENTIAL-VISITOR-COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, in August, 1988, the city council adopted Ordinance
1452 (CCS) implementing the current Comprehensive Land Use and
Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, in January, 1993, the City Council adopted, by
ordinance, interim development standards for the Residential
visitor Commercial (RVC) zoned parcels located along the Pacific
Coast Highway between the pier and the northern City limits; and
WHEREAS, on March 2, 1993, the City Council extended the
ordinance which established Interim Development Standards for the
Residential Visitor Commercial (RVC) zoned parcels located along
the Pacific Coast Highway between the pier and the northern city
limits; and
WHEREAS, the proposed standards are consistent with the
development standards for all other parcels in the vicinity; and
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WHEREAS, on September 29, 1993, the Planning commission held
a public hearing, reviewed and recommended approval of the proposed
standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.04.08.12.020
is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.12.020 Permitted Uses.
The following uses shall be permitted in
the RVC District, if conducted within an
enclosed building, except where otherwise
permitted:
(a) Arts and crafts shops.
(b) Camera shops.
(c) Convention and conference facilities.
(d) Entertainment and cultural uses.
(e) Gift or souvenir shops.
(f) Libraries.
(g) Marine oriented uses such as
aquariums.
(h) Museums.
(i) Neighborhood grocery stores.
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(j) Single-family dwellings placed on a
permanent foundation (including manufactured
hous ing) .
(k) Multi-family dwellings.
( 1) Night Clubs within hotels.
(m) Retail uses that cater to the
visiting public.
(n) Public parks and playgrounds.
(0) Residential uses existing at the
time of adoption of this Chapter.
(p) Restaurants.
(q) Schools.
(r) Skating rinks.
(s) Snack shops.
(t) Swim and health clubs.
(u) ::"it.'l:Ot:::r rl~l. Lj~ L:tj Iltin. l:.d
mil j n t ..:It'Hl~C !;f.:!r"..'i ~;tl ~.\ rd.i .
(u) (v) The following uses if conducted
on the Santa Monica Pier or along The
Promenade:
(1) Amusement and game arcades.
(2) Bait shops and fishing
supplies.
(3 ) Exhibitions and games.
(4) Fish markets.
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(5) Marine service stations and
boat landings on the pier only.
(6) Night clubs.
(7) Sport fishing.
In'rX Accessory uses which are
\ W}, ~, determined by the Zoning Administrator to be
necessary and customarily associated with}
and are appropriate, incidental, and
subordinate to, the principal permitted use.
fwt{x) Other uses determined by the
Zoning Administrator to be similar to those
listed above and which are consistent and not
more disruptive or disturbing than permitted
uses.
SECTION 2. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section
9.04.08.12.060 is amended to read as follows:
9.04.08.12.060 property development
standards.
All property in the RVC District shall
be developed in accordance with the following
standards:
(a) Maximum Building Height and FAR.
Maximum building height, number of stories
and floor area ratio shall be determined as
follows:
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(1) Properties Maxi-
Bounded by Maxi- mum No. Maxi-
the Following mum of mum
streets Height stories FAR
pier overlay: 3D' ::! 1.0
a. Santa ~ ,) , 2 -: . n
Monica Pier.
The Deauville
site to the
north, Seaside
Terrace to the
south, The
Promenade to
the west, and
Ocean Avenue
to the east,
except parcels
fronting on
Ocean Avenue.
b. Parcels 30' 2 .5
fronting on
Ocean Avenue.
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c. Replace- 40' 3 1.0
ment of Sinbad's
building only
on the Santa
Monica Pier.
d. Amuse- 85' for one Ferris Wheel;
ment rides 55' for one Roller Coaster;
on the Santa 45' for all other amusement
Monica Pier. rides.
West side of 45' 3 2.0
Ocean Avenue
from pico
Boulevard to
Seaside Terrace
(Ocean Avenue
Fronting Parcels
Only) .
East side of 45' 3 2.0
Ocean Avenue
to First Court
from Colorado
Avenue to
California Avenue.
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Pico Boulevard 45' 3 2.0
to vicente
Terrace from
west side of
Ocean Avenue
to The Prome-
nade.
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(3) There shall be no limitation on
the number of stories of any hotel or parking
structure so long as the height does not
exceed the maximum number of feet permitted
in this Section. Maximum building height for
the pier platform shall be measured from the
pier platform rather than average natural
grade.
(b) ~~lXj ........ ;. 11 ~'t :~crl:".ll.,.. I. = r r"! r l-(.'11 1 [~
locatej alcng the Pa=it~= Ccast rtl;t.ftay
bet .....een th(l S ~=lt 1 ~"c.n it..} rlcr anj the ~~r~h
caty 1.';11....~, t:"(~!.(' p"Jr":'.:lE. qrf It.r r" t.J -In ':'.1.:")
~q".1 nl feet. one ;"IIIc.-ll i 11':J un.1t 10' C 1 ~~h ~.:: J::>
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dWf) 1 1 I :-:"f Lm it t: ',;:1'!! l:> 1 ," 1 ". : . " ] (' )C C:f p t t :1.1 t
one d~cl. irq U~J& -~i ~~ ~: c. !'" ~ I t - ,. t I: ,"~
'~1 n'J:f' (C1~ I J Y d'ft(. t . II;J "X i :i-=C'j ...'n ~ :-," p.'rc."J
on ~cptc..L.er c:" 1 ..,!- n .. r~o " c:"e t !1.1:1 :,):'IC
dwell u::; un 1 t S~'.lJl O( pC'rrit:cd en a Rar~oJ
40 feat cr less ~n .~j~h.
(e) Maximum Parcel Coverage. Seventy
(70) percent c'xc'Qo;::t ti":.."l" f :)r }:.I t.,:,.)! 1 =..;1 '~l'll:~
along tl:e Fa:::if i= C~ast iligh-.;a}" bet...cc.n the
Santa Moni=a Fier and the r.orth City licits.
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the maX1MUCI parc'c] covur -VI 0 ::;l:il1 I 1;( ..0
percent.
~::: ~ {~) Minimum Lot Size. Five thousand
(5,000) square feet. Each parcel shall
contain a minimum depth of 100 feet and a
minimum width of 50 feet, except that parcels
existing on !:'~pt(\: .I.a....r '). J~ha shall not be
subject to this requirement.
(d)^(e) Front Yard Setback. Thirty-five
(35) feet along the west side of Ocean Avenue
south of Colorado Avenue, 20 feet on the east
side of Ocean and 5 feet on all other streets
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r.) c i fit: C" ~ .] ~, t !i j .It. ....ct 'I- L'''t .,."("(.. tlu:, :; I:.t 1
Men 1 C(l ?icr ~nd th~ n~rtn city lj ;.1 i tn. tr:c
ft.ont )' j rd !:,C't td :-"k :;t.l] 1 In" . . r...t :H' .t.-
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~:;ct b.h..k 1: r;':'" ch(' ..: n..' .:::: r: C"qu J rl 1 f r.):1t Y.l.r.d
r-if.tna':ic.
(c)(f) Rear Yard Setback. Fifteen (15)
feet, t"x:,,'(-pt +:h It ~ I~r F: IrC"~'l~' I {~: -1 r "'ri -'11 r: n ;
th(, P t:; if i:.:: {'Cc:l:...t hi tJh","l')o bc !";"l-r n ':" :1.7> ~..1I1tCJ
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bo~ch rc~r y~rd ~~tLlck ~t~ll L~ 1, ~ '~l~t for
par,-::c hi JOe feet ur h .;.j,~i 1 n dq, t.tI. .J.) !. Cl::!t
for parcels over 100 f~~t in dC"pt~.
'~\{9] Side Yard Setback. The side yard
\ ~ I::' -~ .f setback shall be determined in accordance
with the following formula, except for lots
of less than 50 feet in width for which the
side yard shall be 10% of the parcel width
but not less than 4 feet:
5 + (stories x lot widthl
50'
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C.oa~t !ti~J:--......1}' bt.t..l!('n t~'l.C S.J~t..1 r.;:;~~L~CI l.llr~r
an~ thr north ~it~ llmit~., 'It !lL-',lGt }.JI~ ~~ f
th~ ~idc cl~Y3tion ~L~~~ ~~ ~ (' c t H: n"lgtlt
s~1.111 p: 0'01 I rJ C' in .~dJ.:. t ,.)1'..1 , . : ..,~ '= ': '.., raqe
.Et(~t.l'h'k lro:- t1u" . .:.rl: 'I.. :,:.:("0 1,H i :.(~'l"hh'lo...
{:;} (h) Development Review. A Development
Review Permit is required for any development of more
than 15,000 square feet of floor area in all areas of
the District, and for any development with rooftop
parking.
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a Lon'] thC' l'.IC'it.1:': C.:last H I.jl:.ul~ J:.c.t...:CC:'l t:i.C!
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Sc.lntoJ Monica i'~c-r .Ulj tne nort). c. t"y J .: ::. J ':" rll I
any struct~rc ~)t~ ,.n f ~wt. cr .r(,~ ('I. (~f
tronta~~ par~l:v: to I,Jc:itic: CG,.l~:':" ::.rJh"':!IY
st~a 11 previ :30 .tn unchi.t.ru::tcd y i C-.tJ ~~~;rridc:;r
bwt'",-ccn P,:lI:if ic (~~:::!O::t ttli:):.W'dY l'llh.! t".(~ Oc.:t~..".
The view corridor ~tall tat'll a ::.. n ~ -.. . c:' 2 ')
CO:lt. .lnuo..s (ccJt : n <<.]t h r:t'lll]:i.~. r. J fr..~ ~ t:-:t!
property lin('\ clbut.t~ng c:H.d pc1J:..llll L t.:J
'~'lcif ic C~~I'~S::t. tIi1:-.viay aliJ :.:.hll: t 1"1 ..) : n
unotJ:.:t t' '..~:t lUl b) .-! :1y r.t I".:.:t ~.rl." 0: 1.';::1 t icn
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f n.m t }'.l rd ~E'""t h"l';'~i<..
SECTION 3. section 9.04.08.12.080 is added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
~~ct.i~n ~.~~.~~.]l.1~O :IlX( r- i:l i ..: n:.~ .
1'r.C" 1 u 11 O'l.- j :u.; J:ro ~ f'~.t!:l .-!.rl' r"xn-. :...t f n....::
the ;.:r l~ ..... . ~~ : :).,:; :: r :,f...-':" : ("'J:1 'i. O..~. j~~. l:,J. {.'.;):
( 1) An~ ~.ll~in~ or ~tr~~t~r~ ~i~~j Ln ~
i~_H;1 J,~=.t i"!-';H .Lt=:r C.:;: ..~r::L Il / ~I" ,; ~.....! !"CI~ i
lo-=, ltC'.i on U.t' rl.H:L~.L=" C"Jd.:i't l:iJ!."n:' n.;rtt~ ..=:r
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t1":e pior fer w~lC'h a cuilrUnq r-rr;..1t 0,::15
it!9li.cd on or be' r or~ ,'\1-1" i 1 23, 1 ~J<).. .
(I.:i l\ny tL. I ] d i :~g or &t!. Li.~.::t .J r [. :, i tt.d :.:n
Rcgidcntlal-vl~itor Com~crcial 7 Cll\t';i (i:1rt:('l~
other than thiJt~e l:JC'::ltC'd on t1":c p;:~' j ~ i:::: coast
Uigh,,;ay north of the piC'!" tor ;,,'):':'C':1 a
b~11dj~g pcr~it ~~~ A~~UC~ ~n or ~ IOfP t1u'
ettoct~vc dutc of t~~5 Grd~n~nc~.
( ~~) f\uy IJ:!:ol:.c.t :':r..l':! en a 1:[ .=:.lcut:al-
\ 1:~ 1 t Cr1" C'o;-::~(. r,~ I ,11 /C"!1C".j p.ln.~.:! : Cr,; ~. t. (,~ :1Il
t:)(~ P.u;j 1 ic t"Oc1;,:t !l i qh"",..l~ n::l'r~!: of t ~. ,~ .) i c~ r
Tor vihj..::~: .1 "JC~~:!l:J tC':I~i1ti".'t! ; 'P 'PE J : 1.." ,.1 t ..en
~ H~ f! Ie'.] ,"),Ih: :lr'J'."r"~~ .;:.": F 1 (tp :..11 ;~r :..f .:.r(!
AI' r i.:. 2 '; . 11:1"".1.
{ :J , itny !:rn J f'::t f~ it uJ un :~" ~ i tH,.,t i ,.1-
'."i:-dtot" COlllnlC"rl~ii)l :z:mc,l [M:t:C- I;, c.t.hr r t~..]n
t:JOf:e lOCi.:tcd on t:1C i'~c.- J f ~c C(.\.::H: iI.:. .Jh..... iy
!lcrt:-t '-it t "f,,! :"; lI"lE !.I.: r ..... .: : :.:~ .-.1 \',. ~ .. 17
tr'nt.,lt.:.ve ;~dp ili:1 :c"l~iLn "'.l:~ r 1 :... j _~:1:J
d~p~td ~~rrlctQ r., ~r : n : C'.. r (. -: ~ p ..: I p. i. 1 '''('
date r: f t" \~ ~ r: c.:!t~ I n.Ul. .~~ .
SECTION 4. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further,
are hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
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effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a decision of any court of any competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not effect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether
any portion of the Ordinance would be subsequently declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 6. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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EPlt LAWRENCE
ing City Attorney
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City council Meeting 12-14-93 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NO. 8713
(City council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THB CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA KORICA
AKENDING THB LAND USE PLAN' OF THE
LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAX
WHEREAS, on pctober 15, 1991, the City council adopted
and approved the Local Coastal Program, containing the Land Use
Plan and the Implementation Plan, and submitted same to the
California Coastal Commission for certification; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 1992, the City Council adopted a
Resolution withdrawing the Implementation Plan portion of the Local
Coastal Program from consideration by the California commission;
and
WHEREAS, on August 11, 1992, the California Coastal
commission certified, with suggested modifications, the Land Use
Plan of the Local Coastal Program with respect to certain
geographic units of the City lying within the coastal zone; and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 1992, the City Council adopted
Resolution No. 8478, which incorporated into the Land Use Plan of
the Local Coastal Program the modifications suggested by the
Coastal commission; and
WHEREAS, on september 29, 1993, the Planning commission
held a public hearing, reviewed and recommended approval of
amendments to the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal program
related to permitted uses in parcels within RVC Districts in the
coastal zone as attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit
A,
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council adopts the proposed
amendment to the Land Use Plan of the Local Coastal Program with
respect to permitted uses in parcels within RVC Districts in the
coastal zone, as attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit
A, and submits its approval to the Coastal Commission.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Resolution, and thenceforth the same shall be in full force
and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~O~~~~AD____
. JO EPH LA NCE
(A ing City Attorney
Exhibit A
TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE PLAN OF THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM
Proposed Text Amendments to Land Use Plan of,the Local Coastal
Proaram:
Planning staff proposes a Text Amendment to New Development
Policy #59 as follows (Bold indicates new or amended text) :
59. Uses on the Santa Monica Pier platform shall include
amusements, visitor serving uses, fishing, public areas,
facilities for administration of the pier and adjacent water
area, cultural or visitor information uses, public parking and
bed and breakfast uses above the ground floor. New development on
the platform of the pier added after the effective date of
Proposition S shall not exceed 140,000 square feet. Lighting
associated with development on the Pier shall be des~gned to
minimize impacts to surrounding residential uses. No residential
uses shall be permitted on the platform of the Pier.
On other parcels zoned RVC in this subarea all of the above uses
shall be permitted in addition to those associated with outdoor
public utilities. Residential uses may be permitted on these
other parcels provided such use is not located on the ground
floor.
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